besë
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Albanian
Etymology
A formation from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to trust”).
Pronunciation
Noun
besë f (plural besë) (uncountable)
- pledge, oath, word of honor, promise, vow
- Synonym: premtim
- trust, belief (in someone)
- (archaic)
- truce between two clans in a blood feud; truce period
- protection when hosted as a guest, aegis
- Synonym: ndore
- alliance, coalition, agreement
- Synonym: besëlidhje
- (countable, colloquial) religion, faith, creed
- Synonym: fe
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Aromanian: besã
- → Bulgarian: бе́са (bésa)
- → Greek: μπέσα (bésa)
- → Macedonian: беса (besa)
- → Ottoman Turkish: بسا (besa)
- Turkish: besa
- → Serbo-Croatian: bésa/бе́са
References
- “bés/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 126ab
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “besë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 22
- Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[2] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 96f.
- Meyer, G. (1891) “besɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 33
Categories:
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian 2-syllable words
- Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Albanian/esə
- Rhymes:Albanian/esə/2 syllables
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian feminine nouns
- Albanian uncountable nouns
- Albanian terms with archaic senses
- Albanian countable nouns
- Albanian colloquialisms